Rants on Cycling and on Life:
Photos of people and bicycles that pass in front of my camera

6.22.2007

some random bitching...

baby talk...I have never been much for baby talknot to my boys when they were babiesnot to my wife when we were young and in love

sure there may be some pet namesdefinitely some nicknamessure an occassional cute this or cute thatbut the institution of baby talk into the understanding of the world?the reinforcing of a mispronunciation?correct it... get past it... move onI am not sureI do not think so

today I ran into a friend along with the younger of his two daughersa child the same age as my younger sonI asked her a few questionsto which the father answered all*then they told me they were going to see the "moo moo"I asked, "the what?"it turns out it was the cow at the zoo

*I try to let my kids answer their own questionsif they are being shy or aloof I will chime in or try to draw them out

funny that the children of a journalist and an english professor do not know that the animal is a cow

that pisses me off as much as moms calling all small dogs puppiesor dads mislabeling the animals at the zooyes... I told my kids that the washington monument was a rocket shipbut... I promise I will correct that and other misinformation before they go off to college

and I am not above telling the mom at the aquarium that the fish are full grown and not "baby fish"

and I am also helpful enough to direct the dad's to the signs at the zoo that name the animals and tell where they are from to aid in their educating their children

no time?busy?

I find it humorous when people tell me they do not have time or that they are too busy

single people or kid-less adults hate to hear from those of us with kids how busy we arebut more than thatI hate to hear from them how busy they areI have a dog, two kids, a wife, a fulltime jobI am a lushI am a blogger.... a compulsive blogger!I ride and race bikes on a level just above sportand there is more

you have timemake it happenstop telling me you are busyyou do not even have a fishandyour 40 hour a week job takes the same amount of time as anyone else's 40 hour a week job

even if you get paid more or are a more important cog in the machine than I am40 hours is 40 hours to the CEO or to the janitor cleaning the toilets

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psssssssssssssssttttt.....megA... did I tell you that DCMTB is setting up a cross race the weekend before charm cityI will email you some detailsbut think the sunday before charm citycould be a good season warm upsome fun racing before the races in the series beginnot to mention in DC

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